This was the first time Gu Qingyuan saw this in Pei Jinting's study.
She stood by the window and didn't move. She didn't know who the folded Fang Sheng was going to be given to.
Suddenly, Gu Qingyuan thought of the person Pei Jinting admired in her heart.
This scene is so similar to those in the storybook, those scholars who admire the rich lady, but dare not approach her, and only put their full love in their letters.
One letter after another, never delivered.
Gu Qingyuan smiled.
She did not go into the study, but called the boy guarding the door and told him to go in and take out her things.
"Young Madam... Young Master said you can enter this study anytime you want."
The boy just thought that Gu Qingyuan was afraid that Pei Jinting would blame her if she entered the study, so she quickly explained.
Gu Qingyuan shook her head, walked to the corridor, and motioned for the servant to go in and get something.
From the corridor of the study, looking into the distance, she could see the red bean tree in Pei Jinting's yard.
She smiled.
Pei Jinting invited her to enjoy the acacia tree together.
Today, she watched it alone.
Gu Qingyuan held the two books she brought from the study and walked slowly outside the house.
"Why are you here..." At the second door, Gu Qingyuan was stepping on the footrest of the carriage when she heard a familiar voice coming from behind.
She turned around and saw Mrs. Chengen.
Wearing formal clothes, he must have just returned home. When he saw Gu Qingyuan, his expression was a little complicated.
Gu Qingyuan got off the pedal and greeted Mrs. Chengen.
"I've met Madam. I left a few things at my house. I came to take them away today."
When she first came here, she also asked Mrs. Chengen if she was in the mansion. In any case, she was a junior and should go and see her.
Mrs. Cheng'en looked at Gu Qingyuan and sighed, thinking of Pei Jinting's intentions towards the Gu family.
"Your marriage is like a white mountain and black water held together by force. Only a serious marriage can last long."
"It's right for you to separate."
Her words could be regarded as comforting Gu Qingyuan, but she saw Gu Qingyuan saluted her and got on the carriage without saying a word.
"Ms. Gu, you probably don't know. Zhaozhao is being taken back to her hometown because of you, and her life may not be easy."
Gu Qingyuan smiled.
She knew that Chen Zhao was the man who pretended to receive her life-saving favor back then.
She looked at Mrs. Chengen calmly,
"I really envy Chen Zhao. He obviously doesn't have a biological mother, but because of his wife's love and care, no matter what he does, he doesn't have to worry about whether it's his own fault."
"As long as she looks pitiful, someone will stand up for her."
Mrs. Cheng'en naturally heard the irony in Gu Qingyuan's words.
"It's good to have elders to protect you. Since you love Chen Zhao so much, why didn't Madam marry Miss Chen into the house?"
She said "Oh" with some regret,
"Madam...I'm sorry, Pei Jinting divorced her, and if she marries her second wife, she will marry her."
"But don't be afraid. With you and my wife planning for him, he will definitely marry the best woman in Dazhou."
Gu Qingyuan had already prepared that Mrs. Chengen would stand up for Chen Zhao.
It's just strange that Mrs. Cheng'en knew that Chen Zhao had done such an outrageous thing, but she still stood up for her.
So why didn't he help Chen Zhao fulfill his wish when he knew clearly that he was in love with Pei Jinting?
Mrs. Cheng'en looked at Gu Qingyuan's bright eyes, and smiled arrogantly and contemptuously at her,
"Chen Zhao did something wrong. But he is not as self-satisfied as you and rushes to beg others to steal your bride and give it to others to sleep with."
"Anyway, we Jingheng won't suffer..."
"You have bad morals and did such a despicable thing, yet the Duke of Zhenguo still keeps you. You are really a nest of snakes and rats."
"No wonder the Zhenguo Guo Guo married a lowly woman like Mrs. Qin."
"Sure enough, every mother has a daughter, even if she doesn't crawl out of her intestines..."
Mrs. Chengen's words were full of malice.
The hatred and disgust towards the Qin family rushed straight towards Gu Qingyuan.
Gu Qingyuan was able to suffer a serious illness because of Qin's death, which shows how important Qin is in her heart.
Gu Qingyuan believes in it all her life, not to take the initiative to harm others, and try to exchange sincerity for sincerity.
But Mrs. Cheng'en's face was already torn when she slandered the Qin family in this way.
"Madam." Gu Qingyuan shouted sternly, got off the carriage, took a few steps forward, and said,
"No matter how bad the Zhenguo Palace is, it is still better than the Cheng'en Palace."
"At the very least, my father is a man of valor who defends his family and country, and he does not hesitate to shed blood and sacrifice his life."
"My mother has always taught me not to speak ill of others behind their backs, let alone the deceased."
She approached step by step without any mercy,
"Does Madam not even know the most basic ethics? Or is Madam just that poor bastard who is jealous of my mother, but my father has always loved her..."
"And you, on the other hand, have to manage the concubines at home and educate the bastard..."
Mrs. Chengen's lips turned white and her whole body trembled, "You..."
Gu Qingyuan took another step forward, "If I were Duke Cheng'en, I wouldn't want to face such an ugly person like you."
Mrs. Chengen's face turned even paler, and she was forced to retreat step by step by Gu Qingyuan.
Gu Qingyuan stared at her, "If you don't know how to speak human words, then please shut up, madam. From now on, if I hear another bad word about my mother."
"Then please Madam, please give it a try to see if the signboard of Zhenguo Palace works well."
After saying that, Gu Qingyuan walked away with a puff of sleeves.
On the carriage, Gu Qingyuan was indeed confused by Mrs. Chengen's attitude.
Her attitude was as if Mrs. Qin had robbed her husband.
As far as she knew, Gu Shao and Qin were in love and had never had any other engagements.
Because of Mrs. Cheng'en, Gu Qingyuan felt a little uncomfortable. She picked up the book she just got back from Pei Jinting's study and read it slowly.
This book was originally bought by her at the bookstore. It introduced the geography of various places in the Zhou Dynasty.
There are many words densely written on the corners, including Pei Jinting's handwriting and hers.
Usually Pei Jinting's handwriting is annotated next to hers, either in agreement with her or in correcting her thoughts.
She was flipping through page after page, and something fell from between the pages with a soft popping sound.
Gu Qingyuan bent down, picked it up and saw that it was the same Fang Sheng as Pei Jinting in the secret room.
The top is also sealed with Lingxiaohua's fire paint.
The seal is somewhat peeling, and it looks like it may have been worn away over the years.
It seems that Pei Jinting really likes the person in his heart.
Why is such an important thing placed in her books?
Gu Qingyuan held that Fang Sheng, her heart was shaking.
A guess popped up in her mind, but she felt it was too absurd, so she kept denying her guess.
But when I think about it, everything seems to make sense.
Gu Qingyuan really wanted to see Pei Jinting now and wanted to ask him.
It seemed that God was just playing tricks like this. Just when Gu Qingyuan was in a state of confusion, the carriage stopped, the door curtain was lifted, and it was Pei Jinting's face.
In the carriage, Gu Qingyuan smiled brightly,
"If your crush doesn't like you, can you like someone else?"